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In chess, a tactic is a sequence of moves that each makes one or more immediate threats – a check, a threat, a checkmating sequence threat, or the threat of another tactic – that culminates in the opponent's being unable to respond to all of the threats without making some kind of concession.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 47 relations: Battery (chess), Block (chess), Check (chess), Checkmate, Chess, Chess endgame, Chess piece relative value, Chess strategy, Combination (chess), Cross-check (chess), Decoy (chess), Deflection (chess), Desperado (chess), Discovered attack, Double check, En passant, Exchange (chess), Fork (chess), Gambit, Greek gift sacrifice, Interference (chess), Isolated pawn, Kasparov versus the World, King (chess), Knight (chess), Opera Game, Overloading (chess), Passed pawn, Pawn (chess), Pawn storm, Pawn structure, Pin (chess), Promotion (chess), Queen (chess), Rook (chess), Sacrifice (chess), Shogi tactics, Skewer (chess), Staircase maneuver, Stalemate, Tempo (chess), Triangulation (chess), Undermining (chess), Windmill (chess), X-ray (chess), Yasser Seirawan, Zwischenzug.

  2. Chess tactics

Battery (chess)

A battery in chess is a formation that consists of two or more pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal. Chess tactic and battery (chess) are chess tactics.

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Block (chess)

A block is a defensive tactic in chess in response to an attack, consisting of interposing a piece between the opponent's attacking piece and the piece being attacked. Chess tactic and block (chess) are chess tactics.

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Check (chess)

In chess and similar games, check is a condition that occurs when a player's king is under threat of on the opponent's next turn.

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Checkmate

Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with) and there is no possible escape.

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Chess

Chess is a board game for two players.

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Chess endgame

The endgame (or ending) is the final stage of a chess game which occurs after the middlegame.

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Chess piece relative value

In chess, a relative value (or point value) is a standard value conventionally assigned to each piece.

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Chess strategy

Chess strategy is the aspect of chess play concerned with evaluation of chess positions and setting goals and long-term plans for future play.

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Combination (chess)

In chess, a combination is a sequence of moves, often initiated by a sacrifice, which leaves the opponent few options and results in tangible gain. Chess tactic and combination (chess) are chess tactics.

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Cross-check (chess)

In chess, a cross-check (or counter-check) is a tactic in which a check is played in response to a check, especially when the original check is blocked by a piece that itself either delivers check or reveals a discovered check from another piece. Chess tactic and cross-check (chess) are chess tactics.

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Decoy (chess)

In chess, a decoy is a tactic that lures an enemy off its square and away from its defensive role. Chess tactic and decoy (chess) are chess tactics.

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Deflection (chess)

Deflection in chess is a tactic that forces an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece. Chess tactic and Deflection (chess) are chess tactics.

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Desperado (chess)

In chess, a desperado is a piece that is (in the first meaning) either en prise or trapped, but captures an enemy piece before it is itself captured in order to compensate the loss a little, or (in the second meaning) is used as a sacrifice that will result in stalemate if it is captured. Chess tactic and desperado (chess) are chess tactics.

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Discovered attack

In chess, a discovered attack is a direct attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another. Chess tactic and discovered attack are chess tactics.

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Double check

In chess and other related games, a double check is a check delivered by two pieces simultaneously.

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En passant

In chess, en passant ("in passing") describes the capture by a pawn of an enemy pawn on the same and an adjacent that has just made an initial two-square advance.

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Exchange (chess)

In chess, an exchange or trade of chess pieces is a series of closely related moves, typically sequential, in which the two players each other's pieces. Chess tactic and exchange (chess) are chess tactics.

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Fork (chess)

In chess, a fork is a tactic in which a piece multiple enemy pieces simultaneously. Chess tactic and fork (chess) are chess tactics.

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Gambit

A gambit (from Italian gambetto, the act of tripping someone with the leg to make them fall) is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices with the aim of achieving a subsequent advantage.

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Greek gift sacrifice

In chess, the Greek gift sacrifice, also known as the classical bishop sacrifice, is a typical sacrifice of a bishop by White playing Bxh7+ or Black playing Bxh2+ at some point after the opponent has castled, with the goal generally being to attack and checkmate the opponent's king, or to regain. Chess tactic and Greek gift sacrifice are chess tactics.

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Interference (chess)

In the game of chess, interference occurs when the line between an attacked piece and its defender is interrupted by sacrificially interposing a piece. Chess tactic and interference (chess) are chess tactics.

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Isolated pawn

In chess, an isolated pawn is a pawn that has no friendly pawn on an adjacent.

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Kasparov versus the World

Kasparov versus the World was a game of chess played in 1999 over the Internet.

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King (chess)

The king (♔, ♚) is the most important piece in the game of chess.

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Knight (chess)

The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess, represented by a horse's head and neck.

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Opera Game

The Opera Game was an 1858 chess game, played at an opera house in Paris.

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Overloading (chess)

Overloading (also overworking) is a chess tactic in which a defensive piece is given an additional defensive assignment which it cannot complete without abandoning its original defensive assignment. Chess tactic and Overloading (chess) are chess tactics.

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Passed pawn

In chess, a passed pawn is a pawn with no opposing pawns to prevent it from advancing to the eighth; i.e. there are no opposing pawns in front of it on either the same or adjacent files.

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Pawn (chess)

The pawn (♙, ♟) is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess.

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Pawn storm

A pawn storm, sometimes called a pawn avalanche, is a chess tactic in which several pawns are moved in rapid succession toward the opponent's defenses.

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Pawn structure

In a game of chess, the pawn structure (sometimes known as the pawn skeleton) is the configuration of pawns on the chessboard.

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Pin (chess)

In chess, a pin is a tactic in which a defending piece cannot move out of an attacking piece's line of attack without exposing a more valuable defending piece. Chess tactic and pin (chess) are chess tactics.

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In chess, promotion is the replacement of a pawn with a new piece when the pawn is moved to its last.

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Queen (chess)

The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess.

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Rook (chess)

The rook (♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess.

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Sacrifice (chess)

In chess, a sacrifice is a move that gives up a piece with the objective of gaining tactical or positional compensation in other forms. Chess tactic and sacrifice (chess) are chess tactics.

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Shogi tactics

Many basic tactics (手筋 tesuji, also translated as 'clever move') of shogi are similar to those of chess tactics, involving forks, pins, removing the defender and other techniques, all of which are considered very strong when used effectively.

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Skewer (chess)

In chess, a skewer is an attack upon two pieces in a line and is similar to a pin. Chess tactic and skewer (chess) are chess tactics.

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Staircase maneuver

The staircase maneuver (or staircase movement) is a tactical motif that employs the idea of a series of checks, or alternation between pins and checks, to advance a queen, rook, or king along a diagonal via a series of stepped orthogonal moves. Chess tactic and staircase maneuver are chess tactics.

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Stalemate

Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check and has no legal move.

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Tempo (chess)

In chess and other chess-like games, a tempo (from time) is a "turn" or single move (a half-move or ply made either by White or Black).

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Triangulation (chess)

Triangulation is a tactic used in chess to put one's opponent in zugzwang (a position in which it is a disadvantage to move). Chess tactic and Triangulation (chess) are chess tactics.

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Undermining (chess)

Undermining (also known as removal of the guard, or removing the defender) is a chess tactic in which a defensive piece is captured, leaving one of the opponent's pieces undefended or under-defended. Chess tactic and Undermining (chess) are chess tactics.

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Windmill (chess)

In chess, a windmill (or seesaw) is a tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks. Chess tactic and windmill (chess) are chess tactics.

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X-ray (chess)

In chess, an X-ray or X-ray attack is a tactic where a indirectly controls a square from the other side of an intervening piece. Chess tactic and x-ray (chess) are chess tactics.

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Yasser Seirawan

Yasser Seirawan (ياسر سيروان; born March 24, 1960) is a Syrian-born American chess grandmaster and four-time United States champion.

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Zwischenzug

The zwischenzug (German:, "intermediate move"; also called an in-between move) is a chess tactic in which a player, instead of playing the expected move (commonly a), first interposes another move posing an immediate threat that the opponent must answer, and only then plays the expected move. Chess tactic and zwischenzug are chess tactics.

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See also

Chess tactics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_tactic

Also known as Chess Tactics, Tactic (chess), Tactics (chess).